Area business names and changes: September 9 

Education

• Kathy Kaplan has been named director of development for the division of student affairs at Virginia Tech.

• Robert Moore, a professor at Virginia Tech, has been selected as a fellow by the American Chemical Society.

• Ferrum College has announced the following additions: Alyson Brackin, residence hall educator; Brandon Bradley, assistant wrestling coach; Ryan Brittle, head baseball coach; Ransom Coslett, head tennis coach; Horace Green, assistant football coach; Joseph Kelley, police officer; Kelly Mayer, residence hall educator; Nick Northern, assistant men’s lacrosse coach; Nathan Norbo, volunteer men’s lacrosse assistant; Jennifer Oakes, student leadership center secretary; Aaron Riggleman, residence hall educator; Dominic Worrell, head athletic trainer.

• Jack Davis, Reynolds Metals Professor of Architecture and dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, has been named a senior fellow by the Design Futures Council.

• James Bohland has been elected the first chairman of the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs advisory board.

• Neil Morgan has joined the Virginia Tech Fellows.

• Kathleen Cox has been named associate director of the School of Nursing at Radford University.

Law

• Linda Frith, Phillip Anderson, Walter Peake III and John Johnson of Frith Anderson & Peake have been named to the 2014 Best Lawyers in America publication.

Organizations

• Rebuilding Together Roanoke announced the additions of Lindsey Ward and Allison Wolf to its board of directors.

Other

• Jay Brenchick has been hired as economic development manager for Botetourt County.

• Brian Mesko has been hired as education and outreach coordinator for the Jefferson Center.

• Anna Kimmell has been hired as director of education at Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory.

• Dwayne Ferguson and Dennis Perko have joined Wood’s Service Centers as service advisors.

Real estate

• MKB Realtors has announced the addition of the following sales associates: Anne Dunlap, Maureen Gasink, Josh Gruber, Jane Hoover, Mason McLeod, Rob Smith and Jason Varney. Anne Lee Stevens has been hired as an associate broker.
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